Thinking this through: Jesus said in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that there is no test taken you but such is common to mankind; but God is faithful and will not allow you to be tested beyond what you are able and with the test provide a way of escape, so we can understand this fact - we will be tested because it is common, it is not rare. Then God says that with every test comes the way of escape. OK. What did Jesus say about Himself that needs to be incorporated in this equation? He described Himself as The Way, The Truth and The Life.
When an individual has acknowledged themselves as condemned already before God and completely counted on God's provision of justice satisfied in Jesus' payment, God not only sees their debt gone but gives them His Life and they are born into His forever family. His life is eternal and cannot die and is absolutely imparted to that believer.
Jesus said He was The Truth and in Him all Truth is found, the truth about science and astrology and psychology and morality, the truth about everything. Many people have discovered His truth in certain areas and have used this knowledge to invent things and develop things and to solve problems which benefit society.
The way of escape may not be evident at the beginning of the test we are given. The test may be regarding a relationship or a career or health or finances. We may be totally in the dark and feel stymied and overwhelmed. But, God has promised the way of escape and it is up to us to find that way. Well, Jesus said that He was the Way, so our way of escape must include Jesus. Proverbs 3:5 tells us specifically to trust in the Lord with all our heart and not lean to our own understanding, in all our ways to acknowledge Him and He would direct our paths. If you are at a large gathering and feeling lost and you see a familiar face across the room and you try to catch their eye and begin moving toward them for some comfort, you have acknowledged them. They are important to you, you need their presence. This is as it is with acknowledging The Lord. We search for Him in His Word for comfort and understanding and we search for His movement in our daily lives for direction and, in time, the way of escape will be exposed.
The months of May and June hold many tests for students. They are tested to see if they learned anything the previous nine months of schooling. Are they ready for the promotion to the next grade where they will be taught more and tested more? They and their teachers will find out what they don't know by the results of the testing and so it is with us. We really don't know what we do or do not know till we are tested and life holds almost daily tests. If we fail them, we will have to go through the learning process until we get it right and able to be promoted to the next level and it is for our best interests, to make us wiser, more competent, more like Jesus.
May we always be students, willing to learn and grow and to take the tests God sets before us. May we never be ever learning and never coming to the knowledge of the truth, resisting with a hard heart of unbelief.
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